Al Whaley, 1LT Paul T. O’Dowd, Jr., LTC Carl L. Aubrey , Cpl Ray P. Cooper

My father, Al Whaley, was a POW in “Pok’s Palace” on the outskirts of Pyongyang. My Dad died there in May of 1951, but 3 men mentioned him in their repatriation briefing. 1LT Paul T. O’Dowd, Jr. 0955768 13th FA Bn, 2nd ID LTC Carl L. Aubrey 8267A USAF Cpl Ray P. Cooper ER17263750 B Co 38th Inf Reg Corpus Christie TX? Just wondered if any of these men were “still with...
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Milton Purdee Stith, POW

Milton Purdee Stith, DOB 3/1/1925. My father, now deceased, enlisted at age 15-17, lying about his age. He escaped his prison in a truck which the Koreans blew up. Dad played dead and was rescued by the Salvation Army w/a broken neck. Please anyone who can assist w/ info let me know or if you know of a website I can hit on. Thank you.
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Korean American Association of Kentuckiana

Dear Korean War Ex-POWs, My name is K. John Yun, M.D. who is current President of Korean American Association of Kentuckiana. I happen to run across your website during my google search and would like to extend my personal thank you and also to welcome all of you to Louisville for your reunion. On behalf of our association, if there is anything we can do to help make your reunion a success,...
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Native American Veterans Survey

I am a Cherokee Veteran of the Iraq/Afghanistan war on terror, and currently a graduate student at Washington State University studying Community Counseling. I’m trying to get the word out to Native American Veterans to take a survey that is approved through WSU. The purpose of this survey is to assess the Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceptions regarding PTSD for Native American Veterans....
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info. on Theodore Clarence Burch

I’m looking for information on Theodore Clarence Burch during his time of service. He was a Korean War POW. I’d like to learn what camp(s) he’d been in, when/where he escaped, and where he was sent to recover from his wounds when found by a US convoy in a paddy field. Just about anything on his life during his service. Denise
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